eForCity in the News

Newegg celebrates the Eggies each year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Now in its 10th year, the coveted Eggies awards recognize noteworthy contributions from the company’s valued customers and vendors. The 2014 Eggies awards gala was hosted at the XS Nightclub at the Encore Hotel, where Eggies honorees, customers, partners, employees ...
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ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the election of its 2014 Executive Board and Board of Industry Leaders. CEA is the nation’s preeminent technology trade association representing more than 2,000 consumer electronics and technology companies.
“CEA is proud to represent the entire spectrum of consumer technologies, from automotive to wireless and some that haven’t existed before, like sensory technologies and 3D printing,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “The industry executives serving on our Board represent the most successful and innovative consumer electronics and technology businesses in the country. Their guidance brings broad experience and strategic direction to the table and represents... read more

Crammed between towering
wooden shelves and bulging rolls of plastic, the super-suckers and bendy hoses stacked
on a pallet in a Virginia warehouse are the latest products of a plucky American family
retailer.
GoVacuum is a fast-growing ecommerce business whose annual sales have gone from under
$2m seven years ago to $10m today, a fivefold expansion that surpasses the overall
growth of US internet shopping. Masterminded by founder Bill Anand, who arrived from
New Delhi... read more

High-speed trading tools
pioneered in the stock market are increasingly driving price movements on Amazon as
sellers use them to undercut and outwit each other.
Prices change as often as every 15 minutes as some of the 2m sellers on the site join
the online retailer in using computerised tools, often developed by former data miners
at banks.
The "robo-pricing" has become a source of tension as Amazon competes with its clients
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Jack Sheng, the CEO of
eForCity, which sells about $40 million in its own private label electronics
accessories on Amazon, eBay and through other online channels, said Amazon's latest
move doesn't worry him too much......"Amazon's focus remains the same-create value
for the buyers. That was the original thought of developing a third party program, to
provide more selection to their customers." read more

..."Donahoe has introduced
more changes in the last six months than we've seen in the last six years," says Jack
Sheng, chief executive of eForCity Corp., an electronics company and top seller on
eBay. "Many are long overdue, but the direction is great. Others hate the upheaval.
Writes a current eBay software engineer about Donahoe on Glassdoor.com a company-rating
site: "Quit! We don't like your changes!""... read
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..."I have seen more dramatic
changes in the last three years at eBay than in the previous 10 years," says Sheng, who
launched the electronics seller eForCity out of his garage 10 years ago and now employs
nearly 200. Sheng was the first eBay seller to hit 1 million, then 2 million, in user
feedback comments... read more

...Big eBay sellers such as
Jack Sheng say they have benefited from the recent changes, especially in search and
cataloging of products. Sheng is CEO of eForCity, which specializes in electronic
accessories."I have seen more dramatic changes in the last three years at eBay than in
the previous 10 years," says Sheng, who launched eForCity out of his garage 10 years
ago and now employs nearly 200. Sheng was the first eBay seller to hit 1 million, then
2 million, in user feedback comments... read
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..."Reaching two million net
positive feedback is a milestone for eForCity--not just because of the volume, but also
because of the overwhelming number of positive comments that let us know we're doing
our job correctly and keeping customers happy," said Jack Sheng, co-founder of
eForCity. "This would not have been possible without a reliable and scalable partner
like ChannelAdvisor to help us manage and maximize our eBay presence to sell more."...
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...Back in 2008, eBay
recognized Sheng as the first seller in the company's history to reach the milestone of
a million feedback ratings, and even named a company conference room after him.In 2006,
Inc. magazine named Sheng's eForCity, the 90th fastest-growing company in the U.S. on
its Inc. 500 list, and it remains a top online retailer... read more

...Jack Sheng is the CEO of
eForCity Corp. which sells millions of electronics accessories through its own Web site
as well as eBay and Amazon's marketplaces. As these online forums expand, he worries
about oversaturation, and how Sears and others might emphasize competitors' offerings
over his. "If we simply throw all the products at all marketplaces, will it dilute our
own direct channels or will it bring in incremental sales, which we love?"... read
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Deals.Woot.com website is an
aggregator of daily deals - and it is inviting eBay PowerSellers and other online
merchants to submit their deals to the site....Interestingly, one of eBay's
top.PowerSellers, eForCity, is a sponsor in today's deals - a Universal Phone
Holder for $2.99. Clicking on the "I want one" button on Deals.woot.com brings visitors
to eForCity's website where they enter a coupon to get the special Woot price...read more

It has been almost a year
since Jack Sheng (eForCity) was the first to be awarded the silver "Shooting Star" for
a million feedback. It had also been a year since I was able to sit down and chat with
him but I was fortunate enough to spend some time with him at last week's Shop.org 2009
conference. We managed to grab lunch with another colleague of mine, Young Mi, and
afterward he spent some time with us chatting about his past year on eBay...read more

...eBay's John Donohoe - "the
pain from Bain," an allusion to his previous employer - spent almost half his keynote
waving his iPhone and boasting that his company would generate $400 million in gross
merchandise sales this year from the eBay iPhone application.
...big seller! eForCity CEO Jack Sheng, eBay's largest
seller, at the eBay/Mobile Marketer table during eBay CEO John Donohoe's keynote
presentation Sept. 23 at Shop.org's annual summit...read
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...there's a talk with Jack
Sheng of eForCity and I'm sure Amazon will be a topic of conversation at that as
eForCity is one of Amazon's largest third party sellers...This lesson will reveal
some of the lesser know but powerful tools that retailers can harness to take their
operations to the next level without going to a new system and throwing out the
expertise they've acquired along the way...read more

Jack Sheng has been able to
achieve 4 accounts with 1 million feedbacks each. For all those new to eBay, this mean
that one of Jack Sheng business' Eforce for example has 1 million unique buyers!!!!!
It takes about 7 perfect years to achieve this status.Well done guys!!!!...read more

Mr. Sheng describes his
company, eForCity Corp., as a "mini Wal-Mart." It buys electronics accessories from
China and sells 4.3 million of them each year to people looking for deals online. After
eBay made it cheaper and easier to list products in large quantities for sale last
year, his eBay sales in April were up 46% from a year before. The site's changes have
"helped good sellers come...read
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Jack Sheng recently visited
eBay HQ to celebrate reaching 1 MM feedback as a seller - something he accomplished in
a relatively small amount of time but he started out before 2008... but is it really
still possible to start today and enjoy the kind of success Jack has had......Jack
built his business in an extremely competitive category and through experimentation,
smarts and determination built something hugely successful. read more

...So big that one so-called
"power seller" has now reached an impressive total of one million positive buyer
feedbacks several times. As with any retail business, the secret to Jack Sheng's
remarkable world record is making sure you give the customer great service.Jack,
33, runs eForCity Corporation in Los Angeles which has sold electronic accessories on
eBay since he started the business in 2000 with two childhood friends...read more

High-tech retailer and eBay
giant Jack Sheng is closing in on another milestone--eForCity is about to become his
third eBay account with a Feedback score of over 1 million. His other accounts with
more than a million are everydaysource and accstation.Sheng feels his 98.8% Feedback
rating is one factor in his growth and success. "Although buyers may not know me, they
understand from my Feedback rating that I am dependable.read
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...Jack Sheng, Founder and CEO
of eForCity, Inc., recently had all four of his eBay ID's (everydaysource, itrimming ,
accstation and eForCity) surpass the one million Feedback milestone...To celebrate
Sheng's groundbreaking achievement, eBay is adding a new Feedback star to the site.
Sheng will be the first seller to have the newly unveiled silver shooting star,
denoting a Feedback score of 1,000,000 or more...read more

...Multiply that by a million,
and you can imagine how Jack Sheng feels......In the past two months, four separate
eBay user IDs belonging to Sheng and his company each surpassed more than 1 million
feedback points. No one else on eBay has come close......EBay planned to honor Sheng in
a ceremony at its San Jose, Calif., headquarters Thursday afternoon, with Chief
Executive John Donahoe in attendance...read
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...In 2006, Inc. magazine
named eForCity Corp. the 90th fastest-growing company in the United States on the
famous "Inc. 500" list. Today, eForCity is one of the largest eBay retailers for high
tech gadgets, grossing more than $40 million in annual revenue. The company has almost
200 employees working around the clock and around the world, shipping 25,000 - 30,000
orders per day...read
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"In just eight short years we
have been able to grow our business from a mere idea into a reality that far exceeds
our original expectations of success. We have achieved the American dream," said Sheng
..."Central to this success has been customer feedback. It has helped us evolve our
business to meet our customers' needs and stay one step ahead of the competition.... It
can mean the difference between a $4 million business and a $40 million business."
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eBay issued a press release to
announce that Jack Sheng, founder and CEO of eForCity, Inc., recently had all four of
his eBay IDs (everydaysource, itrimming , accstation and eForCity) surpass the one
million Feedback milestone...eBay President and CEO John Donahoe stated in the release,
"Jack represents everything we believe about delivering amazing value to eBay buyers,
and we couldn't be more thrilled to celebrate this accomplishment with him ...read more

...In 2006, Inc. magazine name
eForCity the 90th fastest-growing company in the United States on the Inc. 500 list.
Today, eForCity, based in EL Monte,CA, is one of the largest eBay retailers for high
tech gadgets....eForCity grosses annual revenue of more than $40 million, has
nearly 170 employees, ships almost 30,000 orders per day, and has operations in Hong
Kong and China...read more

eBay has released a couple of
new stars which I think really highlight the success of one specific seller on eBay -
eForCity...in reality this company effectively has well over 5m total
feedback......Lots of sellers ask me about Jack's eBay success and I'll try and
wrangle him into an interview here maybe after his holiday sales calm down.."...read
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...eBay invited three sellers
to join CEO John Donahoe at the award ceremony. Stacie Sefton, Jennifer Canty, John
Donahoe, and Jack Sheng...At the ceremony, Donahoe was accompanied by three eBay
sellers who have grown their businesses largely through eBay......Attending the
White House ceremony was an honor for both of us...read
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Now, Jack Sheng, a El Monte
business owner, has garnered 1 million feedback ratings with two different accounts on
EBay: everydaysource and accstation. They both sell consumer electronics. Sheng started
the company, eForCity, eight years ago out of his garage, selling things mostly on
EBay. EBay says eForCity makes $30 million a year, and Sheng says he has 180 employees
with offices in El Monte, China and Hong Kong.read more

...Jack Sheng founded
eForCity, which is eBay's number 1 volume seller. He says he uses both eBay and Amazon
to process up to one thousand orders each day for electronic devices and accessories as
well as movies....Sheng: "eBay tends to be more global for buyers and sellers. You
might be competing with merchants in other countries who have far lower costs than you
do. Merchants should structure...read more

...eForCity is ranked number
90 on the Inc 500 list as one of the fastest growing private companies in the US.
eForCity is also ranked number 9 on the LA Business Journal as one of the fastest
growing companies in Los Angeles. Annual revenues of eForCity have increased five-fold
from $5 million to $25 million since Sheng made his first business trip to China 4
years ago. In 2006, eForCity opened distribution facilities in Hong Kong and China...read
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Online seller and eBay
PowerSeller eForCity made it onto the Inc 500 list of the fastest growing privately
held businesses.According to this chart, the company has annual revenues of $19.2
million (that's across eBay, Amazon, Overstock and its own website, I presume). But
what blows my mind is that they have 78 employees. That's a lot! ...read more

As the volume of email grows,
the time devoted to responding to these repetitive questions hinders the sellers'
ability to focus on the needs of the business. ezSupport for eBay v2.0 is proven to
respond to a very high percentage of these repetitive emails faster than would be
possible manually by the seller... eForCity, eBay's largest seller in the world, was
able to automatically answer the vast majority of buyer email by using our product...read more

...eForCity Corporation, a
rapidly growing, vertically integrated, Los Angeles based e-tailer with customers in
the U.S., Europe, and Asia....eForCity is a customer-focused, e-commerce company
that provides quality, innovative personal electronics accessories and products to its
global customers quickly and at very competitive prices. ...read more

...Jack Sheng got his start as
an eBay entrepreneur because of his obsession with electronics, particularly cell
phones and cell phone accessories...Today, with $12 million in annual sales,
Sheng's eForCity (eBay User ID: eForCity) in Temple City, California, is one of the
largest eBay sellers (ranked by unique customer feedback and by the number of
transactions)...read
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..."I'm a global entrepreneur
thanks to eBay and PayPal," said Jack Sheng, an El Monte, Calif.-based business owner
who started selling cell phone chargers on eBay in 2000. "My friends and I just started
selling stuff on eBay to make some extra money," he adds. "Today, we employ 180 people
and our business is approaching $40 million. That's what's great about eBay - there's
virtually no barrier to fulfilling your dream, so anyone can become an
entrepreneur."...read more

One of eBay's most successful
sellers is Jack Sheng, who made headlines in 2008 when he became the first seller to
earn 1 million positive ratings from buyers. According to eBay's official blog,
Sheng's electronics sales company, eForCity, brings in $40 million in revenue per year
through sales on eBay, Amazon.com and its own online storefront . But it's important to
keep in mind that it took Sheng eight years to build his business from a three-man
operation in a garage to a national company with 200 employees. It didn't happen
overnight.read more

eForCity garnered more
positive results from Google Checkout than anticipated. Site traffic between the last
quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 improved significantly. The pricing
structure has saved the company money because they don't pay transaction fees. AdWords
return on investment is up 10 percent thanks to integration with Google Checkout.
eForCity has seen a large influx of Google Checkout orders since it launched the
service.read
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customers value knowing our site is safe and secure, and we have seen an increase in
conversions with WebSafe Shield. I highly recommend WebSafe Shield to anyone who is
serious about growing their online presence."-- Jack Sheng, founder, eForCity.com,
a top 5 eBay Seller...read more